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My impressions on the iPhone 3G to Firmware 2.0.1

I just downloaded and installed the new iPhone 2.0.1 firmware and the observations i noticed after updating are that it has gotten rid of the keyboard lag that has been irritating me most. The download and install takes a while. It?s a hefty 249mb in size but even after it?s downloaded iTunes takes a while to finish the update.

• Loading up SlashGear on WiFi, iPhone 2.01 finished roughly 2-seconds faster than 2.0.? iPhone OS 2.01 literally obliterated 2.0 beating it by a massive lead of 26-seconds when loading up iPhoneBuzz.com!? If you don?t believe me, watch the side-by-side video below and see it for yourself.? Poking around in the about page of the new firmware, it looks like there?s a new modem firmware.? iPhone OS 2.01?s modem firmware is now 01.48.02 versus 01.45.00 on iPhone OS 2.0.
• Other differences include call quality which seems to have better reception.
• Another notable improvement includes faster SMS.? By faster, you can say good-bye to the lagging keyboard.? I still need to test out the back up feature, which everyone on the net is swearing up and down the pole that it?s much faster now.
• iTunes sync and backup is faster.
• The didn?t wipe out our media (pics, vids, tunes) on the iPhone 3G. Awesome.
• Flipping pages on the home screen seem faster and smoother.
• iPod Touch users can also update.

That?s all for now from me, but feel free to chime in and post your comments should you discover something new.

FYI, Pwnage and WinPwn are in the process of being updated to handle the new firmware update. So if you?re jailbroken and unlocked (first gen users), I?d hold off clicking update in iTunes.